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Advance · 4.h4

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Taking the center with e4 opens lines for your bishop and queen and starts your claim on space.

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Build the center with e4, d4 and e5 to take space.
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They challenge the center with c6 and d5, then bring the bishop outside the pawns.
Idea
Your e5 pawn cramps Black, but their bishop has left the pawn chain.